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Originally Posted by shipwreck
It may or may not help, but you could say back to the coach, #10 Suzie for #11 Gertie. Adding the name after the number may make the coach realize they told you wrong. Dave
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Ruling was absolutely per the book, no doubt. And the tip above, verbalizing their names, Smith for Jones, is truly helpful.
The other tip/trick/suggestion I use is to think like I am in a college stadium with a remote official scorer/announcer. Point to the position (even in your head) you are changing while making the defensive change; it may well strike you that that isn't what they changed, that the new number/player isn't there. Then, you can call the coach back and get it repeated and clarified, before you report it as official. It is still correctable until you have completed the action of recording and subsequent reporting.
Again, even when you did nothing wrong, it is a sinking feeling when you realize you affected the result of the game, and maybe could have avoided it. Good for you, actually, that you care; so many don't.